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Employer firm births in DuPage County

Employer firm births in DuPage County was 1,665 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 8.5% from 2022. That is the 2nd highest of 98 counties in 2023.

2023, count1,665
Change on 2022-8.5%
Rank2nd of 98Counties in Illinois ranked
Series high2,2041996
Series low1,4771981
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Employer firm births in DuPage County, 1978 to 2023

1,4001,6001,8002,0002,2002,40019781985199219992006201320231978: 1,564 count1979: 1,518 count1980: 1,548 count1981: 1,477 count1982: 1,489 count1983: 1,622 count1984: 1,759 count1985: 1,853 count1986: 1,973 count1987: 2,089 count1988: 2,136 count1989: 2,134 count1990: 2,014 count1991: 2,061 count1992: 1,895 count1993: 2,030 count1994: 2,132 count1995: 2,201 count1996: 2,204 count1997: 2,043 count1998: 2,042 count1999: 1,907 count2000: 1,836 count2001: 1,767 count2002: 1,773 count2003: 1,928 count2004: 2,049 count2005: 2,170 count2006: 2,119 count2007: 2,030 count2008: 1,949 count2009: 1,685 count2010: 1,659 count2011: 1,780 count2012: 1,744 count2013: 1,709 count2014: 1,637 count2015: 1,720 count2016: 1,773 count2017: 1,694 count2018: 1,676 count2019: 1,750 count2020: 1,741 count2021: 1,801 count2022: 1,819 count2023: 1,665 count1,4001,6001,8002,0002,2002,40019781994201020231978: 1,564 count1979: 1,518 count1980: 1,548 count1981: 1,477 count1982: 1,489 count1983: 1,622 count1984: 1,759 count1985: 1,853 count1986: 1,973 count1987: 2,089 count1988: 2,136 count1989: 2,134 count1990: 2,014 count1991: 2,061 count1992: 1,895 count1993: 2,030 count1994: 2,132 count1995: 2,201 count1996: 2,204 count1997: 2,043 count1998: 2,042 count1999: 1,907 count2000: 1,836 count2001: 1,767 count2002: 1,773 count2003: 1,928 count2004: 2,049 count2005: 2,170 count2006: 2,119 count2007: 2,030 count2008: 1,949 count2009: 1,685 count2010: 1,659 count2011: 1,780 count2012: 1,744 count2013: 1,709 count2014: 1,637 count2015: 1,720 count2016: 1,773 count2017: 1,694 count2018: 1,676 count2019: 1,750 count2020: 1,741 count2021: 1,801 count2022: 1,819 count2023: 1,665 count
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978. Retrieved 2026-10-22, published 2025-09-25.
All 46 values
Periodcount
20231,665
20221,819
20211,801
20201,741
20191,750
20181,676
20171,694
20161,773
20151,720
20141,637
20131,709
20121,744
20111,780
20101,659
20091,685
20081,949
20072,030
20062,119
20052,170
20042,049
20031,928
20021,773
20011,767
20001,836
19991,907
19982,042
19972,043
19962,204
19952,201
19942,132
19932,030
19921,895
19912,061
19902,014
19892,134
19882,136
19872,089
19861,973
19851,853
19841,759
19831,622
19821,489
19811,477
19801,548
19791,518
19781,564

Compared with Illinois and United States

Place2023
DuPage County1,665
Illinois16,056
United States508,777

DuPage County compared with nearby places

Adams County: 86 countBond County: 15 countBoone County: 54 countBrown County: 5 countBureau County: 24 countCalhoun County: 7 countCarroll County: 15 countCass County: 9 countChampaign County: 210 countChristian County: 25 countClark County: 22 countClay County: 15 countClinton County: 35 countColes County: 39 countCook County: 7,269 countCrawford County: 13 countCumberland County: 11 countDeKalb County: 79 countDe Witt County: 12 countDouglas County: 27 countDuPage County: 1,665 countEdgar County: 11 countEdwards County: 4 countEffingham County: 57 countFayette County: 21 countFord County: 18 countFranklin County: 33 countFulton County: 26 countGallatin County: 3 countGreene County: 9 countGrundy County: 55 countHamilton County: 7 countHancock County: 16 countHardin County: 3 countHenry County: 44 countIroquois County: 25 countJackson County: 41 countJasper County: 8 countJefferson County: 37 countJersey County: 14 countJo Daviess County: 27 countJohnson County: 6 countKane County: 749 countKankakee County: 84 countKendall County: 199 countKnox County: 33 countLake County: 1,023 countLaSalle County: 95 countLawrence County: 9 countLee County: 23 countLivingston County: 37 countLogan County: 14 countMcDonough County: 25 countMcHenry County: 391 countMcLean County: 158 countMacon County: 77 countMacoupin County: 34 countMadison County: 265 countMarion County: 49 countMarshall County: 10 countMason County: 15 countMassac County: 6 countMenard County: 17 countMercer County: 18 countMonroe County: 48 countMontgomery County: 39 countMorgan County: 30 countMoultrie County: 8 countOgle County: 60 countPeoria County: 158 countPerry County: 12 countPiatt County: 15 countPike County: 17 countPutnam County: 9 countRandolph County: 25 countRichland County: 18 countRock Island County: 112 countSt. Clair County: 180 countSaline County: 16 countSangamon County: 235 countSchuyler County: 6 countScott County: 5 countShelby County: 17 countStark County: 9 countStephenson County: 31 countTazewell County: 115 countUnion County: 24 countVermilion County: 43 countWabash County: 11 countWarren County: 13 countWashington County: 12 countWayne County: 18 countWhite County: 9 countWhiteside County: 36 countWill County: 956 countWilliamson County: 77 countWinnebago County: 239 countWoodford County: 46 count
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Employer firm births, 2023, count. DuPage County is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

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Definition

New employer firms: firms of age zero in March of the year, meaning that every establishment of the firm had its first employees during the previous twelve months. United States: Census Bureau Business Dynamics Statistics, which calls these firms startups.

A firm counts only when it has employees, so a business without staff is not a birth, and a new branch, merger or change of ownership of an existing firm is not a birth either. Not the same as business_applications (requests for an employer number) or enterprise_births (European business demography). The year is the twelve months to March: 2023 compares March 2022 with March 2023.

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U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty_fac.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978 (Employer firm births, DuPage County, 1978 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 22, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty_fac.csv

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Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978, Employer firm births, DuPage County, 1978 to 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 25 Sept. 2025, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty_fac.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firm-births/dupage-county-illinois. Accessed 22 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978. Employer firm births, DuPage County, 1978 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 22, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty_fac.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firm-births/dupage-county-illinois.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978, Employer firm births, DuPage County, 1978 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty_fac.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firm-births/dupage-county-illinois (Accessed: 22 October 2026).

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What is the employer firm births in DuPage County?

Employer firm births in DuPage County was 1,665 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 8.5% from 2022. That is the 2nd highest of 98 counties in 2023.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-22.

What was the highest employer firm births in DuPage County?

2,204 in 1996, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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